Low relative skeletal muscle mass (sarcopenia) in older persons is associated with functional impairment and physical disability

I Janssen, SB Heymsfield… - Journal of the american …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To establish the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Americans and to test the
hypothesis that sarcopenia is related to functional impairment and physical disability in older …

Influence of sarcopenia on the development of physical disability: the Cardiovascular Health Study

I Janssen - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES: To examine the temporal relationship between sarcopenia and disability in
elderly men and women. DESIGN: Cardiovascular Health Study, a longitudinal study of …

Associated factors of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Q Gao, K Hu, C Yan, B Zhao, F Mei, F Chen, L Zhao… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: To review the associated factors of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older
adults.(2) Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and four Chinese electronic …

An association analysis between hypertension, dementia, and depression and the phases of pre-sarcopenia to sarcopenia: a cross-sectional analysis

T Endo, K Akai, T Kijima, S Kitahara, T Abe, M Takeda… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Sarcopenia is intricately related to aging associated diseases, such as neuropsychiatric
disorders, oral status, and chronic diseases. Dementia and depression are interconnected …

Sarcopenia and mortality among older nursing home residents

F Landi, R Liperoti, D Fusco, S Mastropaolo… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Sarcopenia has been indicated as a reliable marker of frailty
and poor prognosis among the oldest individuals. At present, no data are available on …

Incidence, reversibility, risk factors and the protective effect of high body mass index against sarcopenia in community‐dwelling older C hinese adults

R Yu, M Wong, J Leung, J Lee… - Geriatrics & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim We examined the incidence and the reversibility of sarcopenia and their associated
factors over a 4‐year period using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older …

Sarcopenia as a predictor of all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

P Liu, Q Hao, S Hai, H Wang, L Cao, B Dong - Maturitas, 2017 - Elsevier
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine the association
between sarcopenia and all-cause mortality among community-dwelling older people. A …

Epidemiology of sarcopenia among community‐dwelling older adults in T aiwan: A pooled analysis for a broader adoption of sarcopenia assessments

IC Wu, CC Lin, CA Hsiung, CY Wang… - Geriatrics & …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To develop cut‐off points of muscle mass, gait speed and handgrip strength; and to
examine the prevalence of sarcopenia, and the relationship between sarcopenia stages and …

Prevalence and risk factors of sarcopenia among nursing home older residents

F Landi, R Liperoti, D Fusco… - … Series A: Biomedical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background and aims. Sarcopenia has been indicated as a reliable marker of frailty and
poor prognosis among the oldest individuals. At present, there are no data on sarcopenia in …

[HTML][HTML] Possible sarcopenia and its association with nutritional status, dietary intakes, physical activity and health-related quality of life among older stroke survivors

HJ Wong, S Harith, PL Lua… - Annals of geriatric …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Screening for sarcopenia in the stroke population is an emerging concept in
research and clinical practice. Therefore, this cross-sectional study aimed to assess the …